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Goalkeeper

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
goaliegoaltendernetkeepernetminder
plural
Goalkeepers
possessive
Goalkeeper's
pluralpossessive
Goalkeepers'